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Urban PPS hospital · Whitesburg, KY

WHITESBURG ARH HOSPITAL

CCN 180002Letcher CountyVoluntary non-profit - Other84 bedsLatest FY 2025
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospital in Whitesburg, KY. It ran an operating surplus of 29.0% in FY25 on $93.9M of operating revenue. It held 0 days of cash on hand (9th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin declined from 32.0% in FY21 to 29.0% in FY25, though it rose 3.3 points in the most recent year.

Operating margin · FY25
+29.0%
3.3 pts vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals95th pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
Days cash on hand · FY25
0d
all sources
0.0 days vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals9th pctl of 1,386 (FY25)
Total operating revenue · FY25
$93.9M
5.9 $M vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals19th pctl of 1,503 (FY25)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY25
+29.0%
2.8 pts vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals94th pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
One point of operating margin at WHITESBURG ARH HOSPITAL is about $939K per year (1% of FY25 total operating revenue).

Where WHITESBURG ARH HOSPITAL sits among Urban PPS hospitals

Operating margin · FY25 pool · n = 1,475 of 2,681 filed

Each point is one Urban PPS hospital in the national distribution for this provider type, placed by operating margin. Facilities are not matched on size, case mix, or market — that is the matched-peer comparison in the paid benchmark. The Urban PPS hospital median is +1.3%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.

-20%-10%0%+10%+20%Urban PPS hospital median +1.3311360264910879%WHITESBURG ARH +28.988212630800586%-20%0%+20%Urban PPS hospital median +1.3311360264910879%WHITESBURG ARH +28.988212630800586%
One urban pps hospitalWHITESBURG ARHUrban PPS hospital median

The money

$ thousands · HCRIS cost-report basis · as filed, QA-gated

Ratios tell you how this hospital is doing. Statements tell you what kind of organization it is, and where the money comes from. Every figure below traces to a public cost-report filing, shown as filed. A ratio renders only when every input is reported in the filing; a year missing its core lines is not shown; a year whose balance sheet does not reconcile is labeled. Not audited by Astrelis.

Operating margin
+29.0% (FY25)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+29.0% (FY25)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
0d (FY25)
Cash, investments & board-designated reserves ÷ daily operating expense (excl. depreciation)
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
Not shown, balance sheet did not reconcile as filed
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
Not shown, balance sheet did not reconcile as filed
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
Not shown, balance sheet did not reconcile as filed
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY23FY24FY25
Patient revenue55,47058,12961,673
Other operating revenue21,27429,78532,182
Total operating revenue76,74487,91393,855
Total operating expenses64,71165,34266,648
Operating income12,03222,57127,207
Operating margin %+15.7%+25.7%+29.0%
Investment income549501(93)
Other non-operating, net1799160
Net income12,76023,16327,174
Net income %+16.5%+26.2%+29.0%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY21–FY25 · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income
FY21, FY22, FY23, FY24, FY25 net patient A/R is not shown: gross A/R was not reported on the filing, making the derived net figure spurious (AR quality flag).

How it operates

quality & operational context · CMS public reporting

A 84-bed hospital at 17% occupancy 75% of patient revenue is outpatient.

The metrics this hospital type is judged on: care quality, patient experience, and scale. Each is labeled by evidence class and public source; descriptive context only, never a ranking or adequacy claim.

Scale and flow
Occupancy
17.4%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
14.62
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
84
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
2,486
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
2.1d
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Swing-bed average daily census
2.46
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 L5–6
Swing-bed share of inpatient days
14.4%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 (acute + swing days)
Outpatient share of patient revenue
74.7%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
269.40
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
23.2%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
0.237
No Different than National Benchmark
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
14.9%
No Different Than the National Rate
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
0.91
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
0.941621
CMS-reported measure07/01/2022 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare

Trajectory

Cost-report basis · 5 reporting years
Operating margin
+32.0%+3.8%+15.7%+25.7%+29.0%FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Days cash on hand
0 days0 days0 days0 days0 daysFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

The county this hospital serves

Letcher County, KY
Median household income
$40.5K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
26.8%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
3.8%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
20.6%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
Not available
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 31.8% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 56.8% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).

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